CVE-2008-3215 json
libclamav/petite.c in ClamAV before 0.93.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed Petite file that triggers a…
published 2008-07-18 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-3205
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.7%
- EPSS 4.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
libclamav/petite.c in ClamAV before 0.93.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed Petite file that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2713.
Patch / fix
- clamav Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.93.1.dfsg-1.1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3215
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2008-3215 updated
clamav: DoS / crash via crafted petite file (incomplete fix of CVE-2008-2713)
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
4.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- svn.clamav.net http://svn.clamav.net/websvn/diff.php?repname=clamav-devel&path=/branches/0.93/libclamav/petite.c&rev=3920 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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svn.clamav.net
/websvn/diff.php?repname=clamav-devel&path=/branches/0.93/libclamav/petite.c&rev=3920
exploit
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lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.html
vendor-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200808-07.xml
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:166
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00617.html
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00606.html
vendor-advisory
- wwws.clamav.net /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1000#c4
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secunia.com
/advisories/31437
third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2008/07/15/1
mailing-list
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/44200
vdb-entry
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/2584
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/31882
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/31091
third-party-advisory
- lurker.clamav.net /message/20080707.155612.ad411b00.en.html
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/5
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-3215
- NVD CVE-2008-3215
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